BLERSCH, David M.

　　Title: Dr.

　　Address: Biosystems Engineering Department, Auburn University

　　203 Corley Building, Auburn, Alabama, USA, 36849

　　Tel:  +13348443542

　　Email: dmb0040@auburn.edu

　　Education Background:

　　2010 Ph.D. Bioresources Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

　　2004 M.Sc. Bioresources Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

　　1993 B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

　　Working Experience:

　　2013-Now  Assistant Professor of Ecological Engineering, Auburn University, USA

　　2011-2013  Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, USA

　　2008-2011  Post-Doctoral Researcher, Ecological Restoration Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, USA 2004-2008 USDA National Needs Fellow, Bioresources Engineering, U. Maryland, USA

　　2000-2004  Graduate researcher, Ecological Engineering, U. Maryland, USA

　　1993-2000  Environmental Engineering, PCCI Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, USA

　　Research Interests:

　　Ecological engineering for aquatic ecosystem restoration; benthic algae cultivation for nutrient pollutant recovery and biomass production; phytoremediation of water and wastewater; agricultural waste utilization via fermentation and digestion; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture production systems; self-organizational processes in engineered ecosystems; and ecological systems modeling.

　　Professional Activities:

　　Member, officer of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

　　Member, officer of American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)

　　Member of Alabama American Water Resources Association (AL-AWRA)